Jacketed potatoes are a tasty and healthy dish that can be served as a side dish, or used as one of the ingredients for various vegetable salads, for example, olivier or vinaigrette. The classic version of the preparation of root crops is boiling in water along with the peel. However, baked unpeeled potatoes using salt and spices, as well as cooking root vegetables in kitchen appliances, will be no less tasty.
Below are the recipes for cooking potatoes in their skins in various ways.
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Oven baked jacket potato
For cooking, you will need medium-sized tubers of the same size, salt, pepper and vegetable oil.
Cover the baking sheet with parchment or baking paper, lay the potatoes on top of each other. Lubricate root vegetables with oil, sprinkle with a mixture of salt and pepper. Bake at a temperature of 180 - 200 degrees for no more than 50 minutes.
How to cook in a pan on the stove
Such boiled potatoes can be used not only as an independent side dish with butter and herbs, but also used as an additive in other dishes.
Despite the apparent simplicity, when cooking such a dish, you should remember about small tricks:
- root crops should be medium-sized and about the same size, then they will boil at the same time. A common problem among housewives is that some vegetables have already been cooked, while others are still damp due to the uneven size of root crops;
- the potato should not have traces of rot or mold, the eyes should be cleaned;
- Semi-hard varieties are best for cooking, boiled potatoes will quickly burst and fall apart.
For cooking, you will need potatoes and salt. Pre-washed vegetables should be put in the pan. Pour in water so that it covers vegetables up to a maximum of 2 cm. Let the water boil, salt, reduce heat and cook under the lid until cooked, which is checked with a thin sharp knife or skewer, the vegetable should be easily pierced. How much to cook potatoes in their skins depends on the number and size of root crops.
After this, the water is drained, the potatoes are allowed to cool or served hot to the table.
Cooking method in a slow cooker
One of the easiest ways that even children can use. To do this, put pre-washed root vegetables in the multicooker bowl and pour water so that it only slightly covers them. After that, you can use the "Steaming" or "Extinguishing". The appliance lid can be opened periodically to monitor the cooking progress. After the beep sounds, the water is drained, and the potatoes are served to the table.
Jacket potato in microwave
To prepare it, you will need medium-sized root crops, vegetable oil, salt, pepper. Potatoes are pre-washed thoroughly and wiped dry. Then spread on a plate with sides, which is designed for microwave. Sprinkle with vegetable oil, salt and pepper, prick with a fork or a toothpick. This will prevent the vegetable from “exploding”. They put in the microwave, having previously closed with a special protective cover. Jacketed potatoes in the microwave are cooked at a capacity of 750 for 7 to 11 minutes, depending on the size and quantity of vegetables. These parameters will have to be selected and adjusted independently to obtain the optimal result.
Bake in foil
Such potatoes are not only healthy, but also very tasty. To prepare it, you will need foil and root crops. The potatoes are thoroughly washed, then wiped dry, wrapped in foil and baked for about an hour at a temperature of 180 degrees. After that, the oven-baked potatoes are carefully pulled out, the foil is unwrapped and a piece of butter with herbs is placed on top.
Potato chips in the oven
Initially, the dish belonged to the assortment of fast food restaurants, but then many people liked it. Mistresses began to actively cook it at home, despite the high calorie content of the dish.
To prepare it, you will need root crops by the number of eaters, cheese, ham, mayonnaise, salt, pepper, greens.
Rinse vegetables, dry, wrap in foil and bake until cooked. Finely chop the ham, grate the cheese, mix together with mayonnaise, salt and pepper. When the potatoes are ready, open the foil and make a cross-shaped cut on each vegetable. It will lay out a pre-prepared ham and cheese mixture, garnish with herbs. Serve hot.
The beauty of this dish lies in the fact that you can use any products as a filling - both meat and vegetables, combining and supplementing them with spices.
Baked potatoes with spices
This dish always turns out tasty and does not bother, since you can use a variety of seasonings with vegetables.
For cooking, you will need root vegetables, any spices to taste, salt, flour, vegetable oil. Often, housewives use dry sweet paprika, basil, oregano, dry garlic and black pepper.
Vegetables are washed with a brush or a special food product, dried with paper towels, and then put in a deep bowl. Add oil and spices, mix thoroughly. If desired, you can make a little liquid honey, it will give a delicious golden crust. After that, salt and make a few tablespoons of flour, mixing the root crops and evenly distributing all the other ingredients over them.
The resulting mixture is laid out on a baking sheet covered with parchment, and baked at a temperature of 180 - 200 degrees until a crust forms. After that, the vegetables are pulled out and served to the table, without waiting for them to cool.
Only from jacket potatoes can you prepare a lot of delicious and healthy dishes. The main thing is to choose high-quality root crops and strictly monitor the cooking time.
An appetizing and satisfying dish will certainly please the family or guests.
